Christopher Harley – Cask Shell
Cask shell (Tonna tankervillii) washed up on Pakiri Beach, New Zealand. These thin-shelled snails live offshore on soft bottoms and can grow up to 25 cm in length. They occasionally wash in to shore during storms, as this broken shell has.
Christopher Harley – Anawhata Beach, New Zealand
Anawhata Beach, New Zealand. IOF researchers are studying long-term change on coastlines around the world, in many cases by repeating surveys of earlier generations of researchers. Anawhata was the site of intensive ecological research in the 1960s.
Cassandra Konecny – Wolf Eel
The wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, disappointed that the camera was not a tasty urchin. Port Hardy, BC.
Cassandra Konecny – East Pacific Red Octopus
The East Pacific red octopus, Octopus rubescens, peeking over a pipe. Whytecliff Park, BC
Cassandra Konecny – Anemones of my anemones
The anemones of my anemone, Epiactis lisbethae, are my friends. Browning Pass, BC
Valentina Ruiz-Leotard – Artisanal fishing boats on the Panama Bay
Artisanal fishing boats on the Panama Bay. These boats supply the local fish market and the restaurants along the bay. Taken on June 2018
Andrew Rigsby – Lake Huron Sunset Rain
Looking west over Lake Huron, the departing sun turned the horizon orange. This colour contrasts with the blue of the water and clouds, and the two forms of water are further connected by rain falling to the right of the sun. The small metal beam attempts to resist erosion by the infinite lake of entropy.
Andrew Rigsby – Big Gull Lake Sunrise (Superfluidity)
I went for an early kayak, being still on Amsterdam time, and watched the sun dawn upon Big Gull Lake (Arden, Ontario). The lake was perfectly still, only disturbed by my movement. My paddling was unresisted by the water and my direction naturally towards the sun – thereby experiencing a state of frictionless superfluidity.
Amanda Vincent/Project Seahorse – Hippocampus patagonicus
Amanda Vincent photographed this beautiful female seahorse, Hippocampus patagonicus, while visiting colleagues in San Antonio Bay, Patagonia, Argentina. H. patagonicus is a newly discovered species listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. They are threatened by habitat degradation and loss from coastal development and destructive fishing practices, targeted exploitation, and by being caught […]
Alessandra Gentile – Baby Sea Stars
It was nice to see so many baby sea stars in Bamfield, BC, as the populations rebound from sea star wasting disease. This photo features many baby pisaster ochraceus, Evasterias troscheli and Dermasterias imbricata.